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MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A Overview

MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A (BRKAX) is an actively managed International Equity Diversified Emerging Mkts fund. MFS launched the fund in 2015.

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of issuers that are tied economically to emerging market countries. Emerging market countries are countries whose financial and capital markets are in the development phase and include countries located in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and developing countries of Europe, primarily Eastern Europe. The fund may invest the fund's assets in securities of companies of any size.

About MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A (BRKAX)

There are 5 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.76 years: Jonathan Sage (2015), John (Jed) Stocks (2015), Matthew Krummell (2015), Nathan Bryant (2026), Jenney Zhang (2026). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI EM NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A has 149 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 41.9% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A has 96.6% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.3%. There is 96.6% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A has 3.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $20 million in total assets, which is below the $967 million average for the Diversified Emerging Mkts category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

BRKAX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Diversified Emerging Mkts category. MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A has an expense ratio of 1.24%, which is 7% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A has a portfolio turnover rate of 57%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 68% for the Diversified Emerging Mkts category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A returned -2.8%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Diversified Emerging Mkts category had an average return of -4.9%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A has a trailing yield of 1.69%, which is below the 1.72% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

MFS Blended Research Em Mkts Eq A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 24.1%, 5.0 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 41.0% over the past year (grade of B), 22.6% over the past three years (grade of A) and 10.4% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 10.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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